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• 'We need a president who respects science': Biden on climate change

  14-09-2020 23:59
  
  SHOTLISTWILMINGTON, DELAWARE, UNITED STATESSEPTEMBER 14, 2020SOURCE: DC POOLRESTRICTIONS: NO RESALE
  1. Zoom in Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden walking towards the microphone and removing his mask ahead of a news conference on California fires
  WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, UNITED STATESSEPTEMBER 14, 2020SOURCE: DC POOLRESTRICTIONS: NO RESALE
  2. SOUNDBITE 1 - Joe Biden, Democratic presidential nominee and former US vice president (male, English, 16 sec): "If you give a climate arsonist four mo
  
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• Panthers' offense shows promise, defense needs work

  14-09-2020 23:58
  
  While the Carolina Panthers' offense showed promise in the team's 34-30 season-opening lossto the Las Vegas Raiders, its young, inexperienced defense clearly has some work to do.The Panthers, who started three rookies on defense, allowed the Raiders to score on six of their first eight possessions — including three touchdowns — and failed to register a sack against Derek Carr.Carolina managed just five quarterback pressures and Carr was barely touched all afternoon.
  
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• MPs approve giving Brexit Bill a second reading

  14-09-2020 23:57
  
  The United Kingdom Internal Market Bill has cleared its first Commons hurdle after MPs approved giving it a second reading by 340 votes to 263, majority 77.
  
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• Internal Market Bill gets second reading

  14-09-2020 23:57
  
  The United Kingdom Internal Market Bill has cleared its first Commons hurdle after MPs approved giving it a second reading by 340 votes to 263, majority 77.
  
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• Stocks surge on new COVID-19 vaccine hopes

  14-09-2020 23:53
  
  The major averages try to rebound from two weeks of steep selling.
  
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• One injured at anti-Trump demonstration after police car speeds off with protester on roof

  14-09-2020 23:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  <p>Trump supporters and protesters gathered outside president’s wildfire briefing</p>
  
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• Labour amendment to block Brexit Bill second reading defeated

  14-09-2020 23:46
  
  Labour’s amendment to block the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill from receiving a second reading was defeated by 349 votes to 213, majority 136.
  
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• Democrats to probe whether officials meddled with CDC data

  14-09-2020 23:45
  
  A House subcommittee examining President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic is launching an investigation into reports that political appointees have meddled with routine government scientific data to better align with Trump’s public statements.The Democrat-led subcommittee said Monday that it is requesting transcribed interviews with seven officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services, including communi
  
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• Jags place FS Jarrod Wilson on IR, call up CB Sidney Jones

  14-09-2020 23:44
  
  The Jacksonville Jaguars placed starting safety Jarrod Wilson on injured reserve with a left hamstring injury Monday.Jacksonville already was carrying two backup free safeties: second-year pro Andrew Wingard and rookie Brandon Watson.Wingard, who had a fourth-quarter interception to help seal a victory against Indianapolis in Week 1, is expected to start when the Jaguars (1-0) play at Tennessee on Sunday.
  
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• ‘No citizen is above the law’: New York lawmakers want to make it easier to prosecute ex-presidents for crimes they commit in office

  14-09-2020 23:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  <p>A proposed new bill would aim to pause the statute of limitations until presidents leave office</p>
  
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• Internal market bill: Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan passes Commons test despite Tory rebellion

  14-09-2020 23:41
  
  Bill passes first hurdle
  
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• Boris Johnson has taken his first step towards breaking a treaty – but the Lords may still stop him

  14-09-2020 23:38
  
  The prime minister has won the first vote on a bill that threatens to break international law – by a comfortable majority
  
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• Brexit news - live: MPs back controversial internal market bill as Miliband tells Boris Johnson to ‘take responsibility’

  14-09-2020 23:37
  
  Follow all the latest developments in UK politics here
  
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• Pats embracing 'new normal' of Newton carrying rushing load

  14-09-2020 23:33
  
  If the Patriots’ Week 1 win over the Dolphins revealed anything, it’s that they will have no problem giving Cam Newton plenty of opportunities to run the ball this season.Newton’s 15 carries Sunday were the second most of his career and his team-high 75 rushing yards his most since 2017.It was also the most carries and yards rushing by a Patriots quarterback since Bill Belichick arrived in New England in 2000.
  
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• Coronavirus: Keir Starmer to offer Boris Johnson cross-party support for 'genuine national plan' to protect millions of jobs

  14-09-2020 23:30
  
  Labour leader calls on ministers to ‘take inspiration from our past’ and work with opposition, unions and business
  
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• Injuries to test resourcefulness of Packers' offensive line

  14-09-2020 23:26
  
  Green Bay showcased the resourcefulness of its offensive line Sunday as the Packers didn’t allow a sack despite playing parts of the game without multiple projected starters.Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Monday that right guard Lane Taylor is expected to miss the rest of the season.Taylor, who played only the first two games last year before a season-ending biceps injury, was carted off the field after hurting his right knee in the second half of a 43-34 victory over the Minnesota Viking
  
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• Rep. Max Rose on stalled COVID stimulus relief: There is a deal to be made

  14-09-2020 23:23
  
  The coronavirus pandemic is not a red state vs. blue state issue, says New York Rep. Max Rose, Democratic member of the House Homeland Security Committee.
  
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• Two men charged with murder more than year after fatal stabbing of Steven Brown in north London

  14-09-2020 23:21
  
  Two men have been charged with murder more than a year after an investigation was launched into a fatal stabbing of a man in north London.Steven Brown, 47, was knifed in the heart outside a builder’s merchants in Mathias Road, Stoke Newington, on April 17. He died at the scene.
  
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• Stefanski, Browns make bad first impression in opening loss

  14-09-2020 23:19
  
  Kevin Stefanski didn't need long to be lumped together with so many Browns coaches before him.One game into his tenure, he's 0-1, being ripped for a head-scratching decision and Stefanski's facing a lengthy list of problems — some fixable, others more complicated.Stefanski's debut was a colossal failure as the Browns were thrashed 38-6 in their opener on Sunday by the Baltimore Ravens, who capitalized on numerous Cleveland mistakes, kept quarterback Baker Mayfield off balance and avenged o
  
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• Lana Purcell: Woman’s family tells of ‘absolute hell’ since 2011 disappearance

  14-09-2020 23:19
  
  The family of a woman who has been missing for nearly 10 years has spoken of enduring "absolute hell".It comes as police offered a new £20,000 reward for information which leads to an arrest and conviction or to the whereabouts of Lana Purcell.
  
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• Singing Fills Botanical Garden in Los Angeles Suburb During Sound Installation

  14-09-2020 23:18
  
  Weeks before record-breaking heat and wildfires bore down on the Los Angeles area, heavenly voices began filling parts of Descanso Gardens in the LA suburb of La Cañada Flintridge, courtesy of English composer Pete M Wyer.The sound installation, inspired by birdsong and called The Sky Beneath Our Feet, was achieved by mounting 72 speakers in the woods of the garden’s Oak Grove and Camellia Forest.Footage uploaded to Instagram in mid-July shows a wooded area with the choral music bei
  
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• Rams' new defense gets off to strong start in beating Dallas

  14-09-2020 23:18
  
  The Los Angeles Rams saw some encouraging early returns from Sean McVay's offseason decision to make systemic changes to what was already a pretty good defense.The Rams yielded 380 yards to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night in Los Angeles' 20-17 victory at the inaugural game at SoFi Stadium.As usual, the pure yardage obscured the full picture of the Rams' defensive effectiveness.
  
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• Longtime San Francisco benefactor Ann Getty dies at 79

  14-09-2020 23:18
  
  Ann Getty, a longtime benefactor of the arts and culture in San Francisco who married into the storied Getty family, died Monday.A native of Wheatland, California, Ann Getty and her husband Gordon Getty, an oil heir and billionaire philanthropist, were a regular presence of San Francisco’s upper-crust society events.Ann and Gordon Getty were also close to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, helping to pay for his outings as a youngster and later became regular donors to his political
  
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• Woman and two children among migrants killed as boat sinks off Crete

  14-09-2020 23:16
  
  Two children and a woman have died after a smuggling boat sunk off the southern Greek island off Crete.Greek authorities said a major rescue operation saved 53 others from the sea.
  
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• Gove says EU not always constructive in trade talks

  14-09-2020 23:16
  
  Senior British minister Michael Gove accused the European Union of not always being constructive in talks over post-Brexit trade relations, as he urged legislators to back a government bill that would breach the divorce deal between London and Brussels."The EU has not always been the constructive partner that all of us might have hoped," Gove said in closing remarks at the end of a House of Commons debate on the controversial Internal Market bill.
  
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• Boris Johnson’s humiliation by Ed Miliband was the culmination of a lifetime of lies about the EU

  14-09-2020 23:16
  
  Johnson’s lies about the withdrawal agreement were easy for Ed Miliband to lay bare. Their damage will be much harder to undo
  
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• ‘I'm on stage so I'm very far away’: Trump says he's not afraid of contracting coronavirus at his rallies, doesn't mention crowds of supporters

  14-09-2020 23:15
  
  ‘The president appears to have forgotten that this country is still in the middle of a global pandemic,' says governor Steve Sisolak
  
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• Falcons commit to renewed run game with Gurley - for 1 half

  14-09-2020 23:15
  
  Todd Gurley's debut with the Atlanta Falcons showed the benefit of a balanced offense — for one half.Gurley's final numbers — 14 carries for 56 yards and a touchdown — were relatively modest.The Falcons' new lead back had 10 carries for 51 yards, including a 1-yard scoring run, in the half.
  
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• The windows of my Oregon condo have been sealed for 6 days. My oxygen is going down. I’m heartbroken and scared

  14-09-2020 23:14
  
  Portland now officially has the worst air quality in the world. But there’s something you can do for us
  
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• South Dakota Attorney General claimed he hit a deer, but actually killed a pedestrian

  14-09-2020 23:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  <p>A spokesman for the attorney general says Mr Ravnsborg had not been drinking the night of the incident</p>
  
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• What happened to the real Chicago 7 and where are they now?

  14-09-2020 23:12
  
  New film tells the story of true events during the 1968 Democratic National Convention that sparked massive protests and a spectacle of a five-month court trial
  
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• 'Surrogate sires' could create specially bred livestock, say scientists

  14-09-2020 23:12
  
  'Surrogate sires' could create specially bred livestock, say scientistsTrials on mice show how sterile animals can produce sperm deriving from elite breeders
  
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• Rochester police chief out in fallout over Prude death

  14-09-2020 23:11
  
  Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren fired the police chief and suspended her top lawyer and communications director Monday in the continuing upheaval over the suffocation death of Daniel Prude.Chief Le’Ron Singletary announced his retirement last week as part of a major shakeup of the city’s police leadership but said he would stay on through the end of the month.Instead, Warren said at a news conference that she had permanently relieved him while suspending Corporation Counsel Tim Curtin
  
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• Judge weighs ordering changes to Georgia's election system

  14-09-2020 23:11
  
  A federal judge is considering whether to order Georgia to make changes to the way elections are run in the state with seven weeks to go before November's general election.Lawyers for election integrity advocates, who filed a lawsuit challenging Georgia's election system, are asking U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg to order the state to abandon its new voting machines in favor of hand-marked paper ballots, among other changes.Lawyers for the state countered that Georgia has made great strides i
  
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• Joe Burrow offers Bengals hope amid another incredible loss

  14-09-2020 23:11
  
  Joe Burrow led the Bengals downfield twice with a chance to grab a late lead.Cincinnati fans watching from home were thinking they were about to see their woebegone franchise reach a turning point behind the new quarterback.Burrow threw an interception on a shovel pass to end one chance.
  
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• Britain wants EU trade talks to succeed - senior minister Gove

  14-09-2020 23:11
  
  Britain wants trade negotiations with the European Union to succeed and is not walking away from talks, Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said on Monday, as the government tabled a bill designed to break the Brexit divorce agreement."What this bill is not doing, is not walking away from negotiations with the European Union ... We're committed to making a success of these negotiations," Gove told lawmakers.
  
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• Netflix's ‘Cuties’ becomes target of politicized backlash

  14-09-2020 23:09
  
  The backlash to the French independent film “Mignonnes,” or “Cuties,” started before it had even been released because of a poster that went viral for its provocative depiction of its young female actors.The campaign against the film, which includes calls for the Department of Justice to investigate it and hundreds of thousands calling for subscribers to cancel their Netflix accounts, is riddled with inaccuracies due in part to the fact that some critics have not seen the
  
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• Forecasters: Sally could approach major hurricane status

  14-09-2020 23:08
  
  Forecasters say Sally, now an extremely dangerous Category 2 hurricane, could approach major hurricane strength as it nears the U.S. Gulf Coast.The National Hurricane Center said Monday that Sally has recently strengthened and developed an inner core, while the warm waters of the Gulf favor additional strengthen in the coming hours.The Miam-based forecasting center said sustained winds of around 110 mph (177 kph) are now expected just before the hurricane makes landfall.
  
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• Trump highlights foreign policy wins as he woos voters

  14-09-2020 23:05
  
  In the past two weeks, President Donald Trump has notched a string of diplomatic wins he’s highlighting with voters in the run-up to the election, but his report card on the most serious threats to U.S. national security shows an “incomplete.”The Trump administration will host the leaders of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on Tuesday at the White House, where the two nations will formally recognize Israel.Among those he cites: deference to Russian President Vladimir Putin;
  
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• Rockets look for new coach after another early playoff exit

  14-09-2020 23:04
  
  James Harden and the Houston Rockets believed the addition of Russell Westbrook and their unorthodox small lineup would be what they needed to win their first title in 25 years.Instead, they suffered another early playoff exit and must find a coach after Mike D’Antoni told them he wouldn’t return after he and management couldn’t agree on a new contract.The Rockets beat Oklahoma City in seven games in the first round and won Game 1 against the Lakers before losing the next four
  
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• Bills coach terms injuries to Edmunds, Milano not long term

  14-09-2020 23:02
  
  The status of Bills starting linebackers Tremaine Edmunds and Matt Milano is uncertain for Buffalo's game at the Miami Dolphins this weekend.Without going into much detail Monday, coach Sean McDermott would only say their injuries “don't appear to be long term."McDermott said he would know more as the week progressed.
  
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• Owen Farrell plays Johnny Sexton role to help Saracens prepare for Leinster

  14-09-2020 23:00
  
  Owen Farrell plays Johnny Sexton role to help Saracens prepare for Leinster* Suspended Farrell running opposition plays in training* Alex Goode or Manu Vunipola will come in at fly-half
  
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• Des review – David Tennant excels as a perfectly ordinary serial killer

  14-09-2020 23:00
  
  Des review – David Tennant excels as a perfectly ordinary serial killerThis sensitive, finely worked drama shows us the unrelentingly bleak reality of the monstrous narcissist Dennis Nilsen’s macabre murders
  
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• Taylor takes over as Colts starter with Mack out for season

  14-09-2020 22:58
  
  Marlon Mack could have bristled when the Indianapolis Colts took another running back, Jonathan Taylor, in the second round of April's draft.Instead, Mack welcomed the tag-team concept.Coach Frank Reich confirmed the Colts' worst fears Monday, announcing Mack will miss the rest of this season with a ruptured right Achilles tendon.
  
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• Morning mail: WA urges federal quarantine, rapid firefighting plan, 'life' on Venus

  14-09-2020 22:55
  
  Morning mail: WA urges federal quarantine, rapid firefighting plan, 'life' on VenusTuesday: Pressure mounts on the Morrison government to help Australians stranded overseas. Plus, Russia’s ancient cave bear revealed
  
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• Bears know they have work to do after rallying in opener

  14-09-2020 22:55
  
  One more rough quarter, one less dropped pass and the Chicago Bears would be in a far different place.The Bears performed a major escape in the season opener, rallying from 17 down in the fourth quarter behind Mitchell Trubisky’s three touchdown passes and hanging on for a 27-23 victory at Detroit.“Our guys stuck together and turned it up when we had to,” coach Matt Nagy said Monday.
  
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• Jets feeling sense of urgency for season after just 1 game

  14-09-2020 22:53
  
  After a 27-17 season-opening loss at Buffalo on Sunday during which coach Adam Gase acknowledged “there was no complementary football,” the Jets have to get ready to host the San Francisco 49ers.“We've got to get everything figured out now,” linebacker Jordan Jenkins said Monday.Jenkins said during the summer he was tired of losing.
  
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• BBC has given pay rises to around 700 female employees since 2017

  14-09-2020 22:48
  
  The corporation has previously been at the centre of rows over whether women and men were paid equally.
  
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• Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves expects 'direct hit' from Hurricane Sally

  14-09-2020 22:47
  
  State of emergency declared in Mississippi ahead of Hurricane Sally; insight from Republican Gov. Tate Reeves.
  
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• Eric Reid attacks 'disingenuous' NFL for using Kaepernick in video campaign

  14-09-2020 22:47
  
  Eric Reid attacks 'disingenuous' NFL for using Kaepernick in video campaign* Reid was first player to kneel alongside Kaepernick* Safety says league continues to rob quarterback of his career
  
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